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Honors Carolina spices up recruitment with its own branded hot sauce

By Sara Raja | February 10

Honors Carolina decided to give away five bottles of its hot sauce last week. Madeline Allen, the Honors program's marketing and international programming ...

'A place at the table': Campus Y co-president candidates explain platform

By Claire Tynan | February 9

Meet the Campus Y co-president candidates who are hoping to give students a 'place at the table.' Learn about their campaign and how they hope to implement ...

Despite a losing streak, UNC students lined up hours early to watch Duke game

By Abbey Thompson | February 9

Before basketball rivals UNC and Duke took the floor, students lined up outside of the Dean Dome for their chance to participate in a College GameDay ...

Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward met for the first time Friday

By Maydha Devarajan | February 9

The newly formed Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward offers an opportunity for UNC to reconcile with its racialized footprint.

UNC shuttles will take students from South Campus to their polling places

By Chiara Evans | February 9

The Civic Engagement Action Coalition has organized early voting shuttles to help encourage student voting. The shuttles will run on February 27th and ...

A House Divided: the Duke student across the dinner table

By Rachel Anonick | February 7

Two UNC students with twins at Duke University, along with a Robertson Scholar, talk about their perspective on the rivalry. For these students, the rivalry ...

Student-athletes take center stage in latest effort to reduce sports stress

By Anna Neil | February 7

The Faculty Athletics Committee met Thursday to discuss, among other topics, student-athlete mental health and the relationship between student-athletes ...

Pearl Hacks preps for 7th annual female and non-binary hackathon

By Kate Carroll | February 7

Pearl Hacks, a hackathon for female and nonbinary people over 18, will take place on UNC's campus from Feb. 21 to 23. The event goes beyond project-building, ...

Here's how the UNC libraries are advocating for diversity in science

By Olivia Rojas | February 6

The Diversity in Science Brown Bag Lunch Series is a monthly event hosted by the University Libraries to discuss diversity and inclusion in science. ...

Student Juulers under 21 react to new nicotine legislation

By Emily Orland | February 5

Now that people must be older than 21 to purchase nicotine or vape products, some students under the age limit are using less, while others are finding ...

Peabody Hall houses UNC's School of Education.

UNC and Duke partner in pilot program for new Medicaid model

By Katie Clark | February 5

North Carolina Integrated Care for Kids is a pilot program for a new Medicaid model created through a partnership between the UNC School of Education, ...

Campus Safety Commission reflects on summit, discusses future identity at meeting

By Jessica Mastor | February 5

“My understanding of safety is the mitigation of risk of harm. A concerted lack of belonging in a sense produces a sense of harm, and this can be psychological, ...

Faculty ask chancellor, Board of Trustees to end moratorium on building renaming

By Sasha Schroeder | February 5

This 2015 moratorium froze the renaming of campus buildings until 2031 after an academic building named after a prominent figure with ties to white supremacy ...

Aluminum cups are being sold at UNC athletic events to promote sustainability

By Isabella Sherk | February 5

The 20-ounce aluminum cups, made with over 70 percent recycled material, are being sold for $5 at basketball, lacrosse and all other spring sports games. ...

North Carolina Hillel, a proposed on-campus voting site, pictured Thursday.

Students call for boycott of UNC Hillel’s Perspectives Trip

By Rachel Crumpler | February 4

Launched by UNC Students for Justice in Palestine, "UNC Skips the Trip" is a campaign calling for students, community members and Palestinian solidarity ...

'A perfect match': The Durham VOICE celebrates 10th anniversary in print

By Alexis Dumain | February 4

The Durham VOICE celebrates 10 years of community journalism with UNC and North Carolina Central University students, high school teens and local partners ...

Coronavirus puts UNC study abroad programs at risk

By Allie Kelly | February 4

The outbreak of coronavirus in China threatens all non-essential travel to China, which may include study abroad trips.

Porthole Alley contains the "Parade of Humanity" mural, painted in 1997 by Chapel Hill native Michael Brown.

Nostalgia v. innovation: UNC takes suggestions on revitalizing Porthole Alley

By Allie Kelly and Brent Van Vliet | February 4

Meetings about Porthole Alley on Franklin Street have given students and community members an opportunity to voice their opinions about how to improve ...

A startup by a UNC professor seeks to lower global cancer treatment disparities

By Rachel Crumpler | February 3

EmpowerRT is working to decrease the widening gap in cancer treatment at 5 to 10 percent cost of new machines and technology in low and middle income ...

Here's what students need to know about voting in the primaries

By Evely Forte | February 3

From who will be on the ballot to polling places to early voting dates and more, there's a lot voters need to know before they head to the polls next ...